Water Crisis

COVID-19 spread faster as billions unable to access water to wash hands: UN

Representative Image NEW DELHI: A serious shortage of household water affecting two out of five people around the world is…

4 years ago

Rajasthan govt approves Rs 100 crore project to mitigate water crisis

Representative Image JAIPUR: In a bid to reduce the problems faced by people residing in three water scarcity-hit districts, the…

4 years ago

As summer begins, water scarcity hits Jaipur

JAIPUR: Jaipur is facing water crisis from last two weeks. Residents complained that they were not getting water supply for…

6 years ago

Draught risk rises in north-east India: IIT Study

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The eastern and the northern states of India saw a rapid decline in usable groundwater between…

6 years ago

World bank approves Rs. 929.89 crore for Shimla’s water supply project

SHIMLA:  Himachal Pradesh Urban Development and Country Planning Minister Sarween Chaudhary said on Thursday that the World Bank has agreed…

6 years ago

Water crisis worsening in the Malwa region of Punjab

MUKTSAR: Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment plants are lying non-functional in most parts of the Malwa region. 66 out of…

6 years ago

India’s ‘worst water crisis in its history’ is only going to get worse: Niti Aayog Report

Delhi: India is facing its ‘worst’ water crisis in history and around 600 million people face a severe water shortage,…

6 years ago

Shimla Battles Water Crisis: People take out midnight protest march

SHIMLA: The tourist town of Shimla is reeling under severe water crisis. More than half a dozen districts and Himachal Pradesh’s…

6 years ago

Wakeup call: Bengaluru may soon run out of water

NEW DELHI: Is Bengaluru going to run out of water soon? Bengaluru is not far behind to face the threat…

7 years ago

Let’s not make Cape Town face of our water future

Mega cities, the face of aspiration and progress of the modern world, have bad news in Cape Town that has…

7 years ago